Karaksar | |
Ensign: | Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg |
Ensign Size: | 90px |
Location: | Olovyannaya, Zabaykalsky Krai |
Country: | Russia |
Type: | Air Base |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Zabaykalsky Krai#Russia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Zabaykalsky Krai |
Pushpin Label: | Karaksar |
Ownership: | Ministry of Defence |
Operator: | Soviet Air Forces |
Used: | - |
Icao: | XIAP |
Elevation: | 625m (2,051feet) |
R1-Number: | 15/33 |
R1-Length: | 1000m (3,000feet) |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Karaksar is a former air base in Russia located 42 km northeast of Olovyannaya. It is a former military airfield with taxiways and tarmac, probably for forward deployment in the event of a Sino-Soviet conflict, demolished at the end of the Cold War.